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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1927

3,013 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 6 of 151

Wheat Quiet. Farmers Selling More Freely

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 3

It was reported yesterday that in some districts farmers are beginning to sell their wheat more freely. Millers appear to be quite satisfied with…

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Hunter Wool

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 11

The Trelawney clip, from Mr. M. M. McLoughlin, Moonan Flat, was among the offerings' at Winchcombe. Carson's Sydney auction last. Tuesday. Showing…

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The Wheat Pool

The Scone Advocate · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 6
Also in The Muswellbrook Chronicle

The Secretary, Farmers and Graziers' Co-op. Co., writing under date, 10th January, reports:— At most centres the pool receivals…

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Pastoral. Prices and Costs. More Taxation?

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 6

Paced with a deficit of £1,370,000 for the first six-months of the financial year, and the necessity for financing the child endowment scheme, the Lang…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Scone Advocate · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 2

The Sydney Wool Selling Brokers report on Tuesday: The first series of new year auctions concluded yesterday, and was characterised by very…

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Wool Is Firm

The Scone Advocate · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 4

The general belief in the trade is that the wool market will hold firm for the remainder of the current selling season. The finer wools are making fine prices,…

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Wool Sales. Values Maintained

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 10

The Secretary, Farmers and Graziers Co-operative, under date 10th Jauuary, writes:— Auction sales were resumed after…

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Pastoral New Year Outlook. Season and the Markets

The Scone Advocate · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 4

What has 1927 in store for the grazier? No one can forecast for certain, and most of us have little faith in prophets it has been said that you…

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Wool Sales. Good Descriptions Firm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 3

Wool sales were hold yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge-sreet, when the quantity catalogued totalled 10,200 bales, and the sales,…

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Agricultural & Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Scone Advocate · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 3

These notes are issued every week by direction of the Hon. the Minister for Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department…

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Pastoral. Sowing of Grasses. Different Methods of Seeding Pastures

The Scone Advocate · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 3

The increasing interest that is being taken by farmers in the different phases of pasture improvement, and the approach of autumn (the season…

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Butter and Cheese London Markets. London, Jan. 13

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 5

The butter market was quiet. New Zealand and Danish were unchanged, Prices were: Australia, choicest salted, 166/ to 172/, unsalted 172/-…

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Old Times Recalled on the Upper Hunter the Quest of Wild Cattle and Horses. Horsemen of Over Fifty Years Ago

The Scone Advocate · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 2

Our old friend, Mr. William Bridge, emerges from seclusion:— Having read the interesting articles, "Bush Horsemen and Horses,"…

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Days that are Gone for Dairy men

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 1

In a recent address at Singleton on "Fodder Crops for Dairying Districts," Mr. L. Evans, of Dapto, said: "The subject I am bringing before you…

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December Dairy Production. MUSWELLBROOK

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 2

For the month of December the Muswellbrook Dairy Co., Ltd., manufactured 62,474. lbs and 2261 second grade butter, the pay amounting to £3892/2/1,…

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No New Rules. Dairy Meeting's Decision

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 3

A special general meeting of shareholders of the Singleton Central Cooperative Dairy Compuny, was held to adopt the proposed new rules…

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Better Farming Train

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 10

The" Great White Train" which recently toured the State in advocacy of the "Made in Australia" movement. Is to be re-equipped, and, in the…

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The Dairying Industry. Bust Times Ahead

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 9

The first quarter of the New Year promises to be noteworthy in the history of the dairying industry in Australia…

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Dairying. Separator Troubles. Some Causes of Imperfect Skimming

The Scone Advocate · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 3

Generally speaking, the law of gravity as applied to centrifugal, force is the principle upon which all separators work. The law of gravity (writes Mr…

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